Easy Post Submission vs Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health B81

Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Easy Post Submission moved up one install band, 3K+ to 4K+; Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor moved down one install band, 200+ to 100+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Easy Post Submission	Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+33% ✓	-50%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	B · 80
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100 ✓	76/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	6	22 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago ✓	9mo ago
Downloads · 30d	1.5K ✓	573
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	14% ✓	0.4%
Category	Login & Users	Login & Users

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Easy Post SubmissionGuest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.